In a current dialog with Shaggy from 94.9 and 104.5 The Decide in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Judas Priest drummer Scott Travis shared his ideas on creating “probably the most iconic drum intros of all time” with the opening of the band’s 1990 title monitor, “Painkiller.”
Reflecting on the popularity, Travis mentioned: “It is definitely nothing I actually ever anticipated. I do bear in mind at a really younger age — I imply as a younger drummer; not like six or seven — however in any case, after you are enjoying drums for some time, you do — I did — used to suppose to myself, ‘Man, it will be actually cool to have a signature intro. Like all people is aware of ‘Rock And Roll’ by Led Zeppelin. Even one thing easy like ‘Stroll This Manner’, but it surely’s so iconic and it is Joey Kramer and it’s Aerosmith.
“So behind my thoughts, I suppose it was one thing I might at all times wished for, however till I joined Priest after which we had been truly within the studio in France and we had been engaged on the report or no matter, then it type of occurred. However for this a few years later to have folks like your self acknowledge it, it is an actual honor. So thanks.”
In a 2022 interview with the “Drumtalk” podcast, Travis expressed his love for drum intros and the emotional connection he is developed to “Painkiller” over time. He talked about being a part of a “High 15 Drum Intros” record the place his work ranked second, proper after Van Halen‘s “Sizzling For Instructor.”
Humbly accepting the popularity, Travis remarked: “If I am second place to outdated Alex Van Halen, then, man, that is unbelievable. Once more, that is one opinion and one little one thing somebody made up. Nonetheless, I did not make it, so I am completely happy that individuals admire ‘Painkiller’ and it has develop into a signature Judas Priest tune, which I by no means in one million years would have imagined.”
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